Considerations for understanding systematic reviews and network meta-analyses in neurological applications: a review and critique in chronic migraine

Jessica Ailani, Christopher D Saffore, Ifeanyi Ubamadu, Stefano Perni, Elizabeth Chertavian, Eric B Collins, Si-Tien Wang

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DOI: 10.57264/cer-2026-0119
Published: 2026-09-22
Container: Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Publisher: Becaris Publishing Limited
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@article{allodium:10.57264/cer-2026-0119,
  title = {Considerations for understanding systematic reviews and network meta-analyses in neurological applications: a review and critique in chronic migraine},
  author = {Jessica Ailani and Christopher D Saffore and Ifeanyi Ubamadu and Stefano Perni and Elizabeth Chertavian and Eric B Collins and Si-Tien Wang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research},
  doi = {10.57264/cer-2026-0119},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.57264/cer-2026-0119}
}

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Ailani, J., Saffore, C. D., Ubamadu, I., Perni, S., Chertavian, E., Collins, E. B., & Wang, S. (2026). Considerations for understanding systematic reviews and network meta-analyses in neurological applications: a review and critique in chronic migraine. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. https://doi.org/10.57264/cer-2026-0119

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